Webber Ndoro
Biographic Data
| ID | 167739 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Webber Ndoro |
| GIVEN NAMES | Webber |
| FAMILY NAME | Ndoro |
| SIGNATURE | NDORO W |
| AFFILIATIONS | International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 97 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Heritage is about today, it's not about what happened in the past
Webber Ndoro was the director general of International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM), an international organization based in Rome, from 2017 to 2023. Before joining ICCROM in January 2018, Webber Ndoro was the director of the African World Heritage Fund, based in Johannesburg, South Africa. He is also associate professor at the University of Cape Town. He worked at the University of Zimbabw…
Cultural Heritage Management in Africa
Colonial Statues in Post-Colonial Africa
The establishment of African colonies by European countries was not a benevolent exercise; neither was it a benign act. Colonies were established through violence, often resulting in the massacre of those that resisted. This was followed by a Europeanisation of African landscapes. New trees were imported from Europe while European names were imprinted onto African mountains, rivers and towns among others for example the Victoria Falls, Lake Victo…
Cultural Heritage and Conflict in Africa
Throughout history the continent of Africa has witnessed major conflicts and wars. Most of these conflicts have wreaked havoc in people’s lives and their socio-economic well-being. The nature of conflict on the continent has both indigenous and exogenous origins. Past colonial wars of occupation and the subsequent occupations generated conflicts and wars of its own. These led to the creation of what the so-called modern states that exist in Afric…
Usable Pasts Forum
Outstanding Universal Value and, consequently, are unique assets for humankind (Ndoro, 2015a). Nominated sites must, after deliberations and input from advisory bodies to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, meet at least one of the ten criteria (six cultural and four natural) consonant with cultural, historical, scientific, or other forms of significance
World Heritage and Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
Seen but Not Told
Maritime Archaeology and Trans-Oceanic Trade
Unfulfilled promises? Heritage management and community participation at some of Africa's cultural heritage sites
The application of participatory management has had varied success in the field of heritage management depending on the context in which it has been applied, and the evidence from some heritage sites in sub‐Saharan Africa reveals mixed results; some far from satisfactory. Most of the goals – particularly those aimed at involving local communities in decision making in heritage resources – still remain unfulfilled and at best experimental. This co…
The vandalism of the Domboshava rock painting site, Zimbabwe
The paper discusses.the vandalism at one of the most important heritage sites in Zimbabwe. The paint attack on the Domboshava site is reviewed against a background of antagonistic relationships between official heritage organizations and local community interests. The paper emphasizes the need to define heritage values in order to make sure that all the stakeholders' interests are upheld. It also highlights the fact that heritage is always contes…
Heritage management in southern Africa
Heritage management in southern Africa has been the by-product of colonialism. During the colonial period therefore, much of the practice reflected the interests of the colonial masters and hardly considered the aspirations of the local communities. Heritage was largely considered as of scientific interest and protection was also viewed in this light. As far as its protection is concerned, the general thinking was that proper scientific procedure…
Heritage management in southern Africa
Heritage management in southern Africa has been the by-product of colonialism. During the colonial period therefore, much of the practice reflected the interests of the colonial masters and hardly considered the aspirations of the local communities. Heritage was largely considered as of scientific interest and protection was also viewed in this light. As far as its protection is concerned, the general thinking was that proper scientific procedure…
Coping with Dryland Environments
Munyaradzi Manyanga, Innocent Pikirayi, Webber Ndoro, Coping with Dryland Environments: Preliminary Results from Mapungubwe and Zimbabwe Phase Sites in the Mateke Hills, South-Eastern Zimbabwe, Goodwin Series, Vol. 8, African Naissance: The Limpopo Valley 1000 Years Ago (Dec., 2000), pp. 69-77
The Legacy of Colonialism
Marketing the past
Great Zimbabwe, constructed by ancestors of the Shona people, is well known for its extensive drystone walls and remains of earthen house structures dating to the period between 1100 and 1450 AD. It is, on its own, a major tourist attraction. In 1986, however, a model of a nineteenth century 'Shona village' was constructed as a 'live' museum to create an additional attraction for visitors to Great Zimbabwe. We argue that, while live museums are a…
Restoration of dry-stone walls at the Great Zimbabwe archaeological site
Recently Great Zimbabwe National Monument has become the focus of many international and national efforts to preserve its ruined dry-stone structures. This paper outlines certain of the theories and methods shaping the thinking behind some of the restoration programmes at this famous archaeological site. The problems of external prescriptions to the archaeological site are discussed alongside the interests and concerns of the local population. Th…
The preservation and presentation of Great Zimbabwe
Great Zimbabwe, most celebrated monument in the country that is named after it, is a large challenge not just in its technical conservation, but in how it is to be made alive for its country's citizens
Unfulfilled promises? Heritage management and community participation at some of Africa's cultural heritage sites
The application of participatory management has had varied success in the field of heritage management depending on the context in which it has been applied, and the evidence from some heritage sites in sub‐Saharan Africa reveals mixed results; some far from satisfactory. Most of the goals – particularly those aimed at involving local communities in decision making in heritage resources – still remain unfulfilled and at best experimental. This co…
The Legacy of Colonialism
Usable Pasts Forum
Outstanding Universal Value and, consequently, are unique assets for humankind (Ndoro, 2015a). Nominated sites must, after deliberations and input from advisory bodies to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, meet at least one of the ten criteria (six cultural and four natural) consonant with cultural, historical, scientific, or other forms of significance
Maritime Archaeology and Trans-Oceanic Trade
Seen but Not Told
The preservation and presentation of Great Zimbabwe
Great Zimbabwe, most celebrated monument in the country that is named after it, is a large challenge not just in its technical conservation, but in how it is to be made alive for its country's citizens
World Heritage and Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
Heritage management in southern Africa
Heritage management in southern Africa has been the by-product of colonialism. During the colonial period therefore, much of the practice reflected the interests of the colonial masters and hardly considered the aspirations of the local communities. Heritage was largely considered as of scientific interest and protection was also viewed in this light. As far as its protection is concerned, the general thinking was that proper scientific procedure…
Heritage is about today, it's not about what happened in the past
Webber Ndoro was the director general of International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM), an international organization based in Rome, from 2017 to 2023. Before joining ICCROM in January 2018, Webber Ndoro was the director of the African World Heritage Fund, based in Johannesburg, South Africa. He is also associate professor at the University of Cape Town. He worked at the University of Zimbabw…
The preservation and presentation of Great Zimbabwe
Great Zimbabwe, most celebrated monument in the country that is named after it, is a large challenge not just in its technical conservation, but in how it is to be made alive for its country's citizens
Restoration of dry-stone walls at the Great Zimbabwe archaeological site
Recently Great Zimbabwe National Monument has become the focus of many international and national efforts to preserve its ruined dry-stone structures. This paper outlines certain of the theories and methods shaping the thinking behind some of the restoration programmes at this famous archaeological site. The problems of external prescriptions to the archaeological site are discussed alongside the interests and concerns of the local population. Th…
Marketing the past
Great Zimbabwe, constructed by ancestors of the Shona people, is well known for its extensive drystone walls and remains of earthen house structures dating to the period between 1100 and 1450 AD. It is, on its own, a major tourist attraction. In 1986, however, a model of a nineteenth century 'Shona village' was constructed as a 'live' museum to create an additional attraction for visitors to Great Zimbabwe. We argue that, while live museums are a…
The Legacy of Colonialism
Coping with Dryland Environments
Munyaradzi Manyanga, Innocent Pikirayi, Webber Ndoro, Coping with Dryland Environments: Preliminary Results from Mapungubwe and Zimbabwe Phase Sites in the Mateke Hills, South-Eastern Zimbabwe, Goodwin Series, Vol. 8, African Naissance: The Limpopo Valley 1000 Years Ago (Dec., 2000), pp. 69-77
Heritage management in southern Africa
Heritage management in southern Africa has been the by-product of colonialism. During the colonial period therefore, much of the practice reflected the interests of the colonial masters and hardly considered the aspirations of the local communities. Heritage was largely considered as of scientific interest and protection was also viewed in this light. As far as its protection is concerned, the general thinking was that proper scientific procedure…
Heritage management in southern Africa
Heritage management in southern Africa has been the by-product of colonialism. During the colonial period therefore, much of the practice reflected the interests of the colonial masters and hardly considered the aspirations of the local communities. Heritage was largely considered as of scientific interest and protection was also viewed in this light. As far as its protection is concerned, the general thinking was that proper scientific procedure…
The vandalism of the Domboshava rock painting site, Zimbabwe
The paper discusses.the vandalism at one of the most important heritage sites in Zimbabwe. The paint attack on the Domboshava site is reviewed against a background of antagonistic relationships between official heritage organizations and local community interests. The paper emphasizes the need to define heritage values in order to make sure that all the stakeholders' interests are upheld. It also highlights the fact that heritage is always contes…
Maritime Archaeology and Trans-Oceanic Trade
Unfulfilled promises? Heritage management and community participation at some of Africa's cultural heritage sites
The application of participatory management has had varied success in the field of heritage management depending on the context in which it has been applied, and the evidence from some heritage sites in sub‐Saharan Africa reveals mixed results; some far from satisfactory. Most of the goals – particularly those aimed at involving local communities in decision making in heritage resources – still remain unfulfilled and at best experimental. This co…
Seen but Not Told
World Heritage and Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
Cultural Heritage and Conflict in Africa
Throughout history the continent of Africa has witnessed major conflicts and wars. Most of these conflicts have wreaked havoc in people’s lives and their socio-economic well-being. The nature of conflict on the continent has both indigenous and exogenous origins. Past colonial wars of occupation and the subsequent occupations generated conflicts and wars of its own. These led to the creation of what the so-called modern states that exist in Afric…
Usable Pasts Forum
Outstanding Universal Value and, consequently, are unique assets for humankind (Ndoro, 2015a). Nominated sites must, after deliberations and input from advisory bodies to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, meet at least one of the ten criteria (six cultural and four natural) consonant with cultural, historical, scientific, or other forms of significance
Cultural Heritage Management in Africa
Colonial Statues in Post-Colonial Africa
The establishment of African colonies by European countries was not a benevolent exercise; neither was it a benign act. Colonies were established through violence, often resulting in the massacre of those that resisted. This was followed by a Europeanisation of African landscapes. New trees were imported from Europe while European names were imprinted onto African mountains, rivers and towns among others for example the Victoria Falls, Lake Victo…
Heritage is about today, it's not about what happened in the past
Webber Ndoro was the director general of International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM), an international organization based in Rome, from 2017 to 2023. Before joining ICCROM in January 2018, Webber Ndoro was the director of the African World Heritage Fund, based in Johannesburg, South Africa. He is also associate professor at the University of Cape Town. He worked at the University of Zimbabw…
Archaeology (14 works) · History (13 works) · Geography (11 works) · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies (10 works) · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation (10 works) · Political science (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Cultural heritage (5 works) · History (5 works) · Law (5 works)